Why can’t I quit Glee? That is not simply the title of this post … that is a serious question and a genuine cry for help!
What is about Glee, a show that I once loved and now feel mostly ambivalent towards, that keeps me not only tuning in but also addicted to clicking every random tweet that links me to another piece of news, gossip, or gripe about its upcoming fourth season?
It’s not like I’ve never fallen out of love with a TV show before. I went from Heroes to zero airtime for the once phenomenal phenom because they turned murderer Sylar in to one of his victims. I unfriended Friends once they put Chandler and Monica together (and yes, I acknowledge that I am the only person on the planet who hated them as a couple). And I know now that I should have checked out of The Office once Michael Scott checked in at that airport. So what is it about pop song covers and roller coaster storylines (both of which often leave me feeling queasy) that keep me so hooked on Murphy’s musical?
One possible answer of course is that one can’t truly enjoy the pleasure of complaining about Glee without the pain of actually having to watch Glee. And I would miss the “Kel Quips” and “Adam Rage” if I wasn’t gleefully following along with @TVKel and @TVDoneWright on Twitter as we all watch episodes that can turn from a tuneful “Locomotion” in to a TV train wreck.
Still, that doesn’t explain why I find myself endlessly clicking through publicity photos of Kate Hudson tap-dancing over Lea Michele’s Rachel or singing along with the new Global TV promo which ironically uses a song that promises to give my “heart a break” to promote a show that I just can’t seem to break up with.
Will you be watching the Season Four premiere of Glee on Thursday, September 13th? Heaven help me I know I will be!
Photo Courtesy of FOX
Katherine McG is a library assistant by day and a TV watcher by any means necessary. As a child she watched Donny and Marie on a pretend television set that her big sister fashioned out of an old boot box. As an adult she prefers to watch shows that feature clever writing, silly jokes or an actor who is either geeky-cute or ruggedly handsome. Follow her on Twitter 
I quite Glee a few seasons back. It got old fast. BUT, I am very interested again now that Kate Hudson is thrown into the mix. Maybe she can save Glee like she saves rom coms.
And who doesnt love Chandler and Monica?!?
I am totally watching. I can’t quit either. Oh, and I did not like Chandler and Monica together either, so you are not alone!
Thanks Angela…nice to know that I’m not alone!